Nintendo Week
Encyclopedia
Nintendo Week is a weekly entertainment and news series that reports on the latest and upcoming video games and news concerning Nintendo platforms, including Wii
, Nintendo DS
and Nintendo 3DS
. They also occasionally talk about current events and local weather
in Nintendo games like The Mushroom Kingdom and Wuhu Island from the Wii Sports Resort, Wii Fit Plus, and Pilotwings Resort Games. It premiered on September 14, 2009 as part of the launch of a redesigned Nintendo Channel. It is only available via the North American edition of the Nintendo Channel. The series has two hosts, known as Gary and Alison Whitney
. In the series, Gary and Alison present new game releases, industry interviews, demonstrations, and previews. It is produced in the distribution center Nintendo Atlanta offices in Atlanta, GA. Originally can be seen on Mondays, but as of July 28, 2011, Nintendo Week can be seen every Thursday directly on the Nintendo Channel.
. He lost to Alison in the Ultimate Host Showdown. He has an "evil twin brother" named Dark Gary. He and Alison have been through many things, even gaming college.
. Gary and Alison are best friends. It is unknown what will happen if Alison has an evil twin, just like Gary to Dark Gary. Alison's full name is Alison Whitney. She has starred in a number of movies such as Bacterium, Polycarp and Hooking Up, before appearing on Nintendo Week.
She was not active on April 25, 2011.
. His catchphase is "Bro" and he loves kettle corn. He has a crush on Alison, and gets rid of Gary sometimes. He is constantly wearing black clothes. He has a fake soul patch, which he seems to be attached to- in one episode, he panics when he sees his future self has no soul patch. He also tweaked Gary's Flipnote animation and called it "The Sad Guitarist 2." He is also a Ninja Boss and is fluent in Japanese
. Dark Gary loves to do bad things, such as popping balloons and stealing lollipops from babies, and can never stop from annoying people. Many times he tries to steal a game when Alison kicks him out of the house but she gets it back. Along with that, Dark Gary likes to steal Alison's lunch, according to some episodes. He also seems to like The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
because Link is on the road.
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
, Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
and Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo 3DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo. The autostereoscopic device is able to project stereoscopic 3D effects without the use of 3D glasses or any additional accessories. The Nintendo 3DS features backward compatibility with Nintendo DS series software, including Nintendo DSi software...
. They also occasionally talk about current events and local weather
Weather
Weather is the state of the atmosphere, to the degree that it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy. Most weather phenomena occur in the troposphere, just below the stratosphere. Weather refers, generally, to day-to-day temperature and precipitation activity, whereas climate...
in Nintendo games like The Mushroom Kingdom and Wuhu Island from the Wii Sports Resort, Wii Fit Plus, and Pilotwings Resort Games. It premiered on September 14, 2009 as part of the launch of a redesigned Nintendo Channel. It is only available via the North American edition of the Nintendo Channel. The series has two hosts, known as Gary and Alison Whitney
Alison Whitney
Alison Whitney is an American actress who has appeared in such films as Bacterium, Polycarp, and Hooking Up. She presently appears in the video series Nintendo Week.-References:...
. In the series, Gary and Alison present new game releases, industry interviews, demonstrations, and previews. It is produced in the distribution center Nintendo Atlanta offices in Atlanta, GA. Originally can be seen on Mondays, but as of July 28, 2011, Nintendo Week can be seen every Thursday directly on the Nintendo Channel.
Gary
Gary is a host of Nintendo Week. He has made a Flipnote animation called "The Sad Guitarist." He wears plaid clothes often, and is good at the archery mode in Wii Sports ResortWii Sports Resort
Wii Sports Resort has received generally favorable reviews, with an average score on Metacritic of 80%. IGN gave it a 7.7 out of 10, citing the impressive fidelity of the controls and how the graphics, as compared to the majority of Wii games, were superb. GameTrailers gave an 8.6 out of 10....
. He lost to Alison in the Ultimate Host Showdown. He has an "evil twin brother" named Dark Gary. He and Alison have been through many things, even gaming college.
Alison
Alison is a co-host (host of December 6, 2010) for Nintendo week. She simply called her own Flipnote animation as "Alison's Flipnote." She really hates Dark Gary. She likes to tease Gary, like asking him if he is proud of his figure. She is the Ultimate Host Showdown Champion, thanks to tricking Gary into missing the final target in Wii Sports ResortWii Sports Resort
Wii Sports Resort has received generally favorable reviews, with an average score on Metacritic of 80%. IGN gave it a 7.7 out of 10, citing the impressive fidelity of the controls and how the graphics, as compared to the majority of Wii games, were superb. GameTrailers gave an 8.6 out of 10....
. Gary and Alison are best friends. It is unknown what will happen if Alison has an evil twin, just like Gary to Dark Gary. Alison's full name is Alison Whitney. She has starred in a number of movies such as Bacterium, Polycarp and Hooking Up, before appearing on Nintendo Week.
She was not active on April 25, 2011.
Dark Gary
Dark Gary is Gary's "evil" twin brother who lives in a roof tent. He is a parody of Dark Samus, introduced in episode 3 of Nintendo Week when Gary was fighting the Dark Samus boss in Metroid Prime 3: CorruptionMetroid Prime 3: Corruption
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption is a first-person action-adventure game developed by Retro Studios and published by Nintendo for the Wii video game console. It is the tenth game in the Metroid series, and the final entry in the Metroid Prime trilogy—excluding two spin-off titles. It was released in...
. His catchphase is "Bro" and he loves kettle corn. He has a crush on Alison, and gets rid of Gary sometimes. He is constantly wearing black clothes. He has a fake soul patch, which he seems to be attached to- in one episode, he panics when he sees his future self has no soul patch. He also tweaked Gary's Flipnote animation and called it "The Sad Guitarist 2." He is also a Ninja Boss and is fluent in Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
. Dark Gary loves to do bad things, such as popping balloons and stealing lollipops from babies, and can never stop from annoying people. Many times he tries to steal a game when Alison kicks him out of the house but she gets it back. Along with that, Dark Gary likes to steal Alison's lunch, according to some episodes. He also seems to like The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, released as in Japan, is the fifteenth installment of Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series. Developed by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console, it was released worldwide throughout December 2009 after Nintendo president Satoru Iwata announced the...
because Link is on the road.
Recurring Characters
- Superintendent Runcible - The maintenance man for Allison and Gary's building. He lives in the basement, prefers "Old School" video games, and has an obsession with Marshmallows. He has a huge secret lab/warehouse/aircraft hangar where he teaches Gary to make them. Describes himself as "A Marshmallowtarian" in one episode, which annoys ZeusZeusIn the ancient Greek religion, Zeus was the "Father of Gods and men" who ruled the Olympians of Mount Olympus as a father ruled the family. He was the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology. His Roman counterpart is Jupiter and his Etruscan counterpart is Tinia.Zeus was the child of Cronus...
, who then promptly turns him into a Marshmallow
- Inspector Schwartz - a female police detective that shows up from time to time, and threatens to arrest people as part of her normal casual conversation ("Food this good should be illegal, I should arrest all of you!")
- Uncle Dave - Allison's uncle, a handyman who fixes up her home on occasion. Affable and outgoing, he's extremely condescending to Gary, though it's unclear if he actually dislikes him.
- Zeus - Lord of Olympus, king of the Greek gods, first appeared in the episode that introduced the video game Glory of HeraclesGlory of Heraclesis a Japanese role-playing video game series originally developed and published by Data East. The series began in 1987 with Tōjin Makyō-den Heracles no Eikō, and three sequels were released until 1994 in addition to a portable spinoff game released in 1992....
, where he sent them to the underworld to retrieve his copy. Later showed up as a party guest and helped out in the kitchen.
- Acrobats - Early episodes featured a team of acrobats who would act out scenes from video games in clever fashion. This was quickly dropped.
External links
- Nintendo Week episodes at GameTrailers
- Nintendo Week Wiki (Still in development.)